MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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